MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '20 at 05:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 105
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 386
49% 372 Pts
64-Core 332
20% 332 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 80
Reflection 57.5
Parallax 103
65% 80.2 fps
MRender 58.6
Gravity 79.5
Splatting 74.7
59% 70.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
984GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 153 152 150 147 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 849
Write 148
Mixed 149
SusWrite 151
70% 324 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 22.5
108% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 136
112% 160 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 541%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 188 189 190 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 188
Mixed 111
SusWrite 189
128% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.3
252% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 114%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,771 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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